Life! (Lent A5)

Lent this year has offered us juxtaposition of life with and without the resurrection. Nicodemus comes in the night to discover new birth. The woman at the well came in thirst to the wilderness to find the Stream of Living water that would flow from her soul. The blind man received sight and proved those who reject Christ are in the darkness.

This week the very power of life overcomes death. Can you imagine standing at the tomb as Jesus cries "Lazarus come out!"? This man is dead, four days gone. We have mourned him, and out he steps. Let the power of that moment strike us this week. For John this is another sign Jesus is the messiah and those who believe in him though they die, yet shall they live.

For us Paul shows us the power of the Spirit who raised Christ from the dead is in us! If we look to the flesh we are already dead. Through the Spirit, we know God and already enjoy a measure of that eternal life.

From dry bones to living sons, as we wait on the Lord, he restores us from the grave! Lord may it be in my congregation and in those of all who contemplate your life this week as we echo your voice!